U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robert Christoffersson made the kick off which started today's match. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlinhos Félix in the 3rd minute of play. Meng Yan Jing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Christoffersson in the 6th minute. Rolf Andreasson charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rolf Andreasson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Here Comes the Hammer getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Rolf Andreasson hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Carlinhos Félix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Here Comes the Hammer fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goal looked a bit too open when Carlinhos Félix came free, but Meng Yan Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, You Qing Wen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Arendarski in the 23rd minute of play forced Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Valter Klack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Carlinhos Félix got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Here Comes the Hammer's You Qing Wen got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 35 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Roland Schiavi. In the 39th minute Jan Pająk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valter Klack saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Artur Marajda in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Here Comes the Hammer's Rolf Andreasson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlinhos Félix in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Meng Yan Jing prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

After 51 minutes, Stig Eskilsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Here Comes the Hammer and the Abandon All Hope players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when Here Comes the Hammer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig Eskilsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd minute of the match Artur Marajda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Valter Klack skillfully saved the ball. Meng Yan Jing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlinhos Félix in the 54th minute of the match. If Carlinhos Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 58 minutes of play Here Comes the Hammer's Stig Eskilsson was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 58th minute, Stig Eskilsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Here Comes the Hammer's Valter Klack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Pająk in the 60th minute of play. Here Comes the Hammer's Tymoteusz Pilarczyk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lucjan Borczak, made in the 65th minute of the game. When Here Comes the Hammer's Carlinhos Félix in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Abandon All Hope's goalie prevented a goal. After 73 minutes Abandon All Hope's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hasse Brasse who took care of the corner kick. In the 75thth minute of the game Jan Pająk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Here Comes the Hammer's Valter Klack was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valter Klack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Pająk in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Jan Pająk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abandon All Hope's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan Pająk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the game, Lennart Zander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Here Comes the Hammer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Abandon All Hope the free kick. In the 82nd minute Carlinhos Félix suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Here Comes the Hammer made a substitution. Fritz Vedholm replaced Carlinhos Félix. In the 85th minute, Hasse Brasse sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing didn't even have to move. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Valter Klack successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After having played for 91 minutes, Fritz Vedholm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Here Comes the Hammer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fritz Vedholm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yuma Suzuki's late challenge caught a Abandon All Hope's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yuma Suzuki helped the player get up and apologised. Yuma Suzuki hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. A collision led to Here Comes the Hammer getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Tymoteusz Pilarczyk hit a great ball. Antoni Adamowicz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valter Klack. Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Abandon All Hope players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Here Comes the Hammer.